Frank Corrado | Defenseman | #18

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed defenseman Frank Corrado on waivers.

Corrado has failed to pick up a point in five games this season and has been a healthy scratch in 10 of the last 12 games for Pittsburgh. If the 24-year-old clears waivers he will likely be sent to the AHL. Jan 6 - 12:10 PM

Corrado is pointless through five games played this season. He won't play number six tonight as he'll watch the game from the press box. Carter Rowney is out with an upper-body injury while Brian Dumolin remains sidelined with a concussion. Jan 4 - 6:39 PM

Corrado has a goal and eight points in 19 AHL contests this season. He's also appeared in three games with Pittsburgh, but he didn't record a point over those contests. The Penguins might have decided to add a blueliner to their roster in because Kris Letang is sidelined with a lower-body injury. Thu, Dec 28, 2017 12:22:00 PM

Depth Charts

The superstar has 23 goals and 76 points in 70 games this season. His goals total is down from last season when he led the NHL with 44, but his 53 assists is already eight better than last year's 45. He is a stud.

Malkin is just the third player to reach that milestone in 2017-18 after Alex Ovechkin and Patrik Laine. This is the third time that Malkin has reached the 40-goal milestone with the last time being back in 2011-2012. Unfortunately, Malkin has a lengthy injury history, but he's stayed relatively healthy this season and in addition to his 40 goals, he now has 89 points in 68 games.

Derick Brassard has been relatively quiet offensively since joining the Penguins.

Brassard has a goal and an assist in seven games with Pittsburgh. He's playing a third line role and averaging 15:39 minutes per game, which is significantly less than what he was getting in Ottawa, but he's also seeing minutes with Phil Kessel, so there are offensive opportunities there. That said, Brassard might need some time to settle in with the Penguins. The big test will be to see how he does in the playoffs.

Riley Sheahan scored a goal in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.

Kris Letang's blast from the point was tipped in by Sheahan to give the Penguins a 2-0 just under three minutes into the second period. However, a third period melt down saw the Rangers score three times and send the game to overtime where Mika Zibanejad finished it off for New York. Considering it took Sheahan 82-games to score his first goal last season, this year's tally of 10 in 70 games is great. The Penguins will be looking to bounce back tomorrow night against the Montreal Canadiens.

Jake Guentzel scored a goal and added two assists to help the Penguins down Columbus 5-2 on Sunday.

Guentzel had just two points in 12 games in January, but is rebounding in February with four goals and eight points in nine games. The 23-year-old now has 19 goals and 33 points in 61 games this season. Guentzel has now matched his total from last season, but it took him 21 more games.

Rust has been playing with Phil Kessel and Derick Brassard and has added immensely to the third unit with his play. "He’s a disruptive player," coach Mike Sullivan said of Rust. "He disrupts breakouts for our opponents, forces errant passes. And when he gets the puck, he’s got decent hockey sense. He has the ability to make a play. He makes a great play [Thursday] on Phil’s goal on the 2-on-1." Rust has 12 goals and 36 points in 59 games for the Penguins this season and can be used in deep leagues at this time.

Phil Kessel had two assists in a 4-3 overtime victory against Calgary Monday night.

Kessel has enjoyed three consecutive multi-point games. That gives him 27 goals and 76 points in 67 contests in 2017-18. It's entirely plausible that he'll surpass his career-high of 82 points before the campaign is done. It's also worth noting that Kessel's next game with be the 900th of his career and he's still just 30-years-old.

Patric Hornqvist scored two goals and registered an assist in a 5-3 win over Montreal.

Hornqvist also fired an incredible 10 shots on goal. Bryan Rust found the back of the net and recorded an assist. Phil Kessel netted his 29th goal of the 2017-18 campaign.
Kris Letang registered a pair of assists for the Penguins.

Sheary registered an assist in the Penguins' 3-1 win over Los Angeles on Thursday. He has 12 goals and 22 points in 56 games in 2017-18. That's well below his sophomore pace of 53 points in 61 contests.

Maatta will be available for Wednesday's contest against Vancouver. That's not surprising given that Maatta had been playing through the sickness, but it is worth confirming because he had recently missed some practices.

Jamie Oleksiak scored the game winner against his former Dallas teammates on Sunday.

It was Oleksiak's fifth goal of the season as he scored with only four seconds left in the second period. He has 13 points in 56 games but has two goals and an assist in his last three contests. He is worth looking at, especially if you use the penalty minute category as he has 70 this season.

This marks the first time Murray has practiced with his teammates since he sustained a concussion on Feb. 26 after taking a puck to the head. This is great news for the Penguins and Murray owners. "It's a big step for him," coach Mike Sullivan said. "We'll see how he responds to today's practice." Murray hasn't been ruled out yet for Tuesday's game and he will take it day-by-day.

Casey DeSmith stopped 29 of 33 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.

DeSmith came into the third period with a 2-0 lead but allowed the Ranges to score three goals in an eight-minute span and send the game to overtime where Mika Zibanejad iced it with one that DeSmith would definitely like to have back. DeSmith will see his record drop to 4-4-1 with a 2.59 goals-against-average and .914 save percentage. Expect to see Tristian Jarry in goal tomorrow night against the Montreal Canadiens.

Jarry allowed two goals in the first 6:31 minutes of the contest, but settled down after that. He's allowed at least three goals in three of his last four games, but still has a 3-1-0 record over that stretch.